Amazon & Apple: Say No to North Carolina's Racist Attacks on Voting Rights

North Carolina Republicans are trying to ram through a constitutional amendment that would reinstate a racist voter ID law that was previously struck down by federal courts for disenfranchising Black people with “almost surgical precision.

Amazon and Apple cannot stay quiet in the face of mounting attacks on our voting rights, not while both are considering North Carolina to build new headquarters. Building in North Carolina if this discriminatory policy is enacted would be an endorsement of and commitment to the disenfranchisement and disempowerment of Black people by Amazon and Apple.

If this discriminatory voter ID law passes, over 100,000 Black women voters will be disenfranchised, which is more than enough to swing a local or statewide election in favor of the GOP. The past year and a half has shown us the power of Black women’s political activism and how their votes can turn the political machine on its head.

Amazon and Apple must demonstrate a real commitment to their espoused values of diversity by making it clear that they won’t move their headquarters to a state that is rapidly sliding backward on racial oppression and voting rights.

Demand that Apple and Amazon cancel any plans to build their headquarters in North Carolina if this racist voter ID law passes.